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BAG AND HARNESS THEREFOR Filed April 28, 19 25 WITNESSES INVENTOR W "T q RMIMRDMMM'J 9 .30 Jaw/M ATTORNEYS Patented May 25, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFEQE.

RICHARD M. WINFIELD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Application filed April 28, 1925.

This invention relates to a bag and herness therefor, and has particular reference to the class of bags, knapsacks, haversacks, etc., which are specially adapted for use by school children and girl and boy scouts.

The principal object of the present invention is an article of the character men-- tioned which, when applied, will keep the shoulders back and the head erect, thereby expanding the lungs and causing deeper and fuller breathing, and which will at the same time permit the boy or girl to have the usual freedom of movement of the arms and body.

Another object of the invention is to combine with a bag or receptacle a novel form of harness which distributes the weight of the bag when filled evenly on both shoulders, and which holds the bag vertically disposed and the girl orboy in an erect position or posture when not otherwise engaged.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a harness for a bag or receptacle which will be adjustable so that the bag may be properly located.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention will appear from the description of the embodiment of the article which shown by way of example in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bag and harness therefor, with parts of the harness disconnected, looking at the same from the rear; 7

Figure 2 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 1, looking toward the front of the bag and harness; and s Figure 3 is a perspective view of the bag with the detachable parts of the harness removed.

Referring now more particularly to the several views of the drawing, it will be apparent that the present invention in general consists of a bag or receptacle 10 and a harness 11. The bag 10 in the present instance consists of a hollow body or com partlnent 12 having a rear wall 13, front wall 14, collapsible side walls 15 and a bottom 16. The front Wall 14 is extended to provide a closing flap 17 which closes down over the rear wall 13. The compartment 12 is intended to receive different articles, such asbooks, tablets, etc.; and the rear wall 13 is provided with a series of pockets 18 for the reception of pencils, etc. The harness 11, in the present instance, includes BAG AND HARNESS THEREFOR.

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shoulder straps 19 each. of which consists opposite to that having the loop 22 is tended through retaining guides 25 attached to the flap 17. Each of the parts 20 has a buckle 26 with which the ad acent end of the'part 21 connects. A loop 27 is arranged at each side of the compartment 12 near the bottom thereof. The loops and the loops constitute loose connections between the shoulder straps 19 and the compartment 12. The harness 11 also includes a waist-encircling band or belt 28, one end of which is provided with a suitable buckle 29 for buckling the belt about the waist, and the belt is provided with holes 30 near the opposite ends thereof. A loop 31 depends from the bottom 16 of the compartment 12, and the belt 28 is extended or passes through the loop 31 to provide a loose connection between the belt 28 and the compartment 12. Each of the shoulder straps 19 has connected to the part 21 thereof, as at 32, a front strap 33, the free end of which carries a suitable fastening device, such as a snap fastener, 34. The

'snapfastener may be attached in any suit able manner, and in the present instance is carried in a loop formed at the end of the front strap. Each snap fastener 34: is adapted to engage any one of the holes 30 in one end of the belt 28, as shown most clearly in Fig.- 2, to set up a sort of tie between the belt 28 and the shoulder straps 1139 in the distribution of the weight of the From the foregoing it will be apparent that the article of the present invention embodies attributes by virtue of which a boy or girl, in having the article applied, will be made to assume a proper posture when standing, and that the boy or girl will not be unduly hampered and will be permitted to have free use of the arms and d What is claimed is;

1. An article as characterized, comprising a receptacle; and a harness for supporting the receptacle, said harness comprising shoulder straps each having one end loosely connected to said receptacle and each connected from an intermediate point thereof to the receptacle, a waist-encircling belt loosely connected to said receptacle, and front straps connected to the shoulder straps and adapted to be connected to said belt by Virtue of portions of said front straps being engageable with portions of said belt.

An article as characterized, comprising a receptacle, and a harness for supporting the receptacle, said harness comprising shoulder straps, front straps, a belt, one end of each of the shoulder straps being detaehably connected to the bottom of receptacle and its opposite end loosely and ad justably connected to the receptacle thev near the bottom and its opposite end detachably connected to the bottom of the receptacle, each shoulder strap also being connected to'the receptacle near the top thereot, a waist-encircling belt loosely connected to said receptacle, front straps connected to the shoulder straps and adapted to be connected to said belt by virtue of portions of said front straps being engageable with portions of said belt.

41-. An article as characterized, comprising a receptacle having a closing flap, and a harness for supporting the receptacle, said harness comprising shoulder straps, front straps, a'belt, one end of each of the shoulder straps being detachably connected to the bottom of the receptacle and its opposite end loosely connected to the receptacle at the sidenear the bottom, ach shoulder strap also being connected to the receptacle near the top thereof, one'tront strap being attached to each shoulder strap, said belt being loosely connected to said receptacle, and means by virtue of which the tree en of the front straps are each detach'ably con-- nectable with said belt, each of said shoulder straps being slidably retained in connection with said closing flap.

RICHARD M. XVINFlELD. 

